Hand brake for drop end gondolas



sept. 27, 1932. R, W` BURNETT 1,879,975

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HAND BRAKE FOR DROP END GONDOLAS Filed June 10. 1929 6 Sheets-Sheefl 6Patented Sept. 27, 1932 teneis' RICHARD W. BURNETT,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS HAND BRAKE FOR DROP END GONDOLAS Application ledJane 10,

My invention relates to the -provision of a hand brake mechanism andmeans for mounting the same on railway oars of the drop end gondolatype. The object of the invention is to provide a hand brake for a dropend gondola, and other railway cars of the gondola type, which will beat all .times available for opera-tion regardless of the character oflading on the car and which is so located that it can be co-nvenientlyoperated by a brakeman while thecar is in motion and without endangeringthe brakeman to bodily injury.

Hand brakes for cars of the above general type usually involve somepivotal or telescopic arrangement whereby the hand wheel and brake shaftmay be lowered to a position below the floor line of the car so as topermit lading of long material, such as lumber, 2 0 pipes, and the liketo extend across the space between adjacent cars. With such lading,since the hand brake is lowered to a position below the floor level ofthe car, the car has no hand brake available for operation while the caris in motion, for example, during the switching of the car in the makingup of a train in the railway yards. In order to provide any Abrakingpower whatever it is necessary to so arrange the cars in switching thatthe cars loaded with long material may be pushed over the hump in theswitching yards and coasted to their location while they are attached toanother ear. VUnder such conditions it is necessary to control the speedof three cars by the manipulation 0f a hand brake on one car only. Ifthe cars are heavily loaded extreme care must be exercised in order toavoid severe damage to the car when it crashes into the train of carsstanding on the side track. The present invention aims to overcome theabove objection by the provision of a hand-brake mechanism which willhave a iXed location and rigid attachment to the car which will notobstruct the loading 5 or unloading of the car and which may be operatedby the brakeman while standing on a side ladder or at other parts of thecar.

Another object is to provide a hand-brake power mechanism located at theside of a railway car and to provide also in connection 1929. Serial No.369,701.

withsuch an arrangement of power mechanism an improved construction andarrangement of the connection between the. power means and the brakerigging beneath the car, awhereby said connecting means may be sosupported at the sicleof the car as not to be obstructed in itsoperation by the truck, or other parts of the car underframe or brakerigging.

Another object is to provide a connection between the hand brake powermeans and the brake rigging, which will permit the power mechanism to belocated at one side of the car and at the same time provide a connectionwith the brake rigging at a point whereby suitable hand power can beapplied to the brake rigging without involving changes in the air brakerigging or in the travel of the hand brake connection. In thisconnection I contemplate as one specific construction, the provision ofreverse levers operatively connected with each other and connected tothe hand brake pull-rod and air brake piston.

A still further object of the invention is to providefor the applicationof a hand brake in a permanent location on a drop end gondola car whichwill involve but slight changes, if any, in the car construction tofacilitate installation of brake mechanism. In this connection Icontemplate in certain types of cars a slight change in the contour ofthe end posts which will permit ready attachment of the hand powermechanism to the car in a position whereby it will be supported wellwithin the end and side clearance requirements for railway cars.

The invention is illustra-ted in several preferred embodiments in theaccompanying drawings, wherein :l

Fig. 1 is a side view in elevation of a portion of a drop end gondolacar illustrating one preferred location of a. hand brake on such cartogether with novel means for mounting the hand brake on said car.l

Fig. 2 is an end view of the car and hand brake shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a section taken through the upper corner portion of a carbody, illustrating the manner in which the hand 'brake mechanism isattached 'to the end posts of the car.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2, illustrating theend sill construction of the car and showing a reinforcing bracketemployed in the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, to reinforce the lowerportion of the end post and to support a bellcrank device.

F ig. 5 is a sectional View taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4, both Figs. 4and 5 being illustrated with the omission of the bellcrank device.

Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of the reinforcing bracket shown in Figs. 4and 5.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the air brake cylinder, together with apreferred means employed for connecting the brake rigging underneath thecar with the bellcrank member of my improved hand brake device.

Fig. 8 illustrates, in cross section, a sheave, employed in connectionwith cars of the type illustrated in Fig. 1 to support the handbrakepull-rod and its associated connector in a position clear of the truck,body bolster, and other obstructing partsv of the car body and truck.

Fig. 9 isa detail sectional View illustrating the manner in which one ofthe hand brake levers shown in Fig. 7 is pivotally attached to the sideframing of the car.

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating a slightmodification in the end posts and supporting means for the hand brakepower means.

Fig. 11 is a front View of the end post and associated supportingbracket to which thel hand brake power means is attached.

Fig. 12 is a plan View of the corner post construction and the handpower means suplporting bracket shown in Figs. 10 and 11.

Fig. 13 is a further modified construction in which the hand power meansis supported in a position above the upper edge of the car wall.

Fig. 14 is an end view of the car and hand brake construction as shownin Fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a further modification of means for mounting the hand braketo a car of the character shown in Fig. 13.

Fig. 16 is an end View of the car and hand brake mountin shown in Fig.15, and

Fig. 17 is a p an view of a hand brake supporting bracket as shown inFigs. 15 and 16, the hand wheel and power mechanism of the hand brakebeing shown in Figs. 15, 16 andl 17 in dotted lines. f y

In Figs. 1 to 9 inclusive I have illustrated one preferred location andthe means for mounting a high powered hand brake on a railway car, whichlocation and means for mounting may be used in applying hand brakes tocars of various constructions, but which are particularly suitable forrailway cars of the drop end gondola type.

In the above figures of the drawing 10 designates the side wall of adrop end gondola car. 11 a side sill, 12 the body bolster, 13 the endsill, 14 the drop end of a car and 15 one of the corner posts of the carbody.

The hand brake mechanism herein shown is substantially the same inconstruction as the hand brake mechanism described in detail in mycopending application, Serial No. 109,061, filedMay 14, 1926, exceptcertain Vchanges in the hand wheel and release lever and operated bymeans of a relatively large vertically disposed hand wheel 17. lThewinding mechanism is connected by means of a flexible connector 18 to abellcrank member 19 pivoted in a suitable position to the underframingof the car. The hand brake pull-rod 2O is connected to the bellcrankmemer by means of a flexible connector 21 and is connected at its otherend to a hand brake` pull lever 22, one end of which is connected by alink 23 to a second lever 24,-the latter of which is connected by meansof the connector 25 to a part of thefoundation brake, preferably to theair brake piston rod 26. The purpose ofthe particular arrangement of thelevers 22 and 24 will be described hereinafter in more detail withreference to the particular proportions and attachment to the car. Forthe present it will be suflicient to bear in mind that a clockwiserotation of the hand wheel 17 winds the connector 18 upwardl so as torock the bellcrank member 19 a out its pivot and consequently impart ahorizontal movement to the connectors 20, 21, levers 22, 24 and the airbrake piston 26 so as to set the brake of the car. When it is desired torelease the brakes, the brakeman will press downwardly on the releasinglever 28 whereupon the various elements above noted will operate in thereverse direction a distance sufficient to release the pressure of thebrake shoes on the wheels of the car. The hand brake mechanism 16,according to my invention, is mounted rigidly on the car in a positionso that the hand wheel can be readily operated by a brakeman while he isstanding on the end step 29 or the side ladder 30 of the'car. Theposition of the brake mechanism is such that the b r 1keman can operatethe hand wheel with one hand while holding on to the car with his otherhand. In order to provide a rigid mounting for the hand brake mechanismand at the same time avoid weakening any part of the car body, Ipurposely provide a corner post Construction so formedy that themechanism housing and hand wheel may be rigidly secured to the end postof the car in a plane parallel to the sidel of the car wall and in suchmanner as to maint-ain the hand wheel within the side clearance limitsof the car and at the same time avoid any inconvenient operation of thehand wheel or the releasing lever. The corner post construction hereinillustrated consists preferably of a pressed steel member, angular incross section at its lower end and substantially Z- shaped at its upperend. The side flange 31 of the post overlaps the side wall of the carand is secured thereto by m-eans of rivets 32-32a, the latter of whichextends through the side sill 11 and a reinforcing bracket hereinafterdescribed. The front fiange 33 of the post 15 overlaps the end sill 13of the car and is riveted to the end sill and to an upstanding endportion 34 of the fioor sheet 35 of the car. The upper portion of theflange 33 is bent outwardly to provide an outstanding wing or fiange 36to which the hand brake housing 16 is rigidly attached.`

The said flange 36 is preferably parallel to the side of the car walland is so positioned relative to the side wall of the car that the handwheel 17 of the brake winding mecha.

nism will be positioned well within the clearance limits allowed at theside of the car. By offsetting the upper nd of the corner postrearwardly relative to the lower end of the post, a hand brake mechanismis maintained within the end clearance requirements for railway cars,without necessity of increasing the length of the car buffer orotherwise modifying the draft rigging of the car. The post 15 is alsoprovided with an outpressed reinforcing -corrugation 37 for reinforclngthe lower end of the post at its point of attachment to the underframingof the car. The pivotal drop end of the car, when in its raisedposition, bears against the inner face of the upper portion of theflange 33. Preferably the upper margin of the wing portion 36 of thecorner post is recessed as indicated by the reference character 38 toreceive one end of the end wall latch 39.

In order to support the connections 2O and 21 in substantial alignmentwith the levers 22-24, I preferably attach the bellcrank 19 at aposition above the lower end of the end sill. In the present embodimentthe bellcrank is secured to ythe car in a positon back of the end sill,the end post being provided with an opening 40 through which the end 4lof the bellcrank proijects. Preferably I provide a reinforcing bracket42 which fits Vin the corner portion of the end post and is attached tothe floor sheet 35, side sill l1 and end sill 13 so as to reinforce thecar underframing at the corner of the car. The bracket is provided withan opening 43 which registers with the opening 40 in the end post and isprovided also with depending flanges 44-44a, each of which is perforatedfor the pivot pin 45 of the bellcrank. In order to facilitateapplication of the bellcrank the end post is provided with an opening 46through which the pin may be applied to its operative position. 7

The arrangement of the hand brake winding mechanism and the bellcrankshown. makes it necessary to extend the connectors 20-21 along the sidesill of the car to the levers 22. In order to support the connectors20-21 in a position so that the chain 21 will not foul the step -29 orthat the con,

nector 20 will not be obstructed in its operation by reason of itsvengagment withA the body bolster 12 ofthe car underframe or variousparts of the truck indicated in dotted lines, and designated by thereference character 47 in Fig. 1 of the drawings, I have provided asupporting sheave 48 over which the chain 21 will pass. The supportingsheave 48 is preferably mounted in a U-shaped bracket 49, the latter ofwhich is secured to'one of the diagonal braces 50 of the car underframe.In the particular type of car herein illustrated the obstruction ofcertain parts of the frame together with the moving parts of the truckare such that the connectors 20, 21 define an angle. 'Ihis arrangementof the support 48, however, does not involve any appreciable additionalfriction. In order to provide for the application of sufficient handbraking power and at the same time provide sufficient travel of the handbrake pull-rod, I preferably provide the levers 22 and 24 arranged inreverse relation to each other, that is to say the short end of thelever 22 is pivoted between arms of a bracket 51 secured to the sidesill 11 of the car underframe, whereas the short end of the lever 24 ispivoted in a bracket 52 secured to any suitably fixed member of the carframe, for example, the center sill of the car. The arrangement shown inFig. 7 therefore provides for the application of the same force on theconnector 25 as if the hand brake pullrod 2O were connected direct tothe connection 25, the latter connection being the one preferred inyconnection with the installation of high powered hand brakes of thetype herein shown.

In Figs. l0, 11 and 12 I have shown a modified `means forl mounting'thehand brake mechanism on a Igailway car. The location of the h'and brakein this modification is the same as that illustrated in the precedingfigures, the modification being confined to the means for supporting thehand brake winding mechanism. The end post 53 of this modication,instead of being formed with an integral outstanding flangecorresponding to the fiange 36 of Fig. 1, is provided with a separatecasting 54 which is riveted, or otherwise suitably secured, to the frontflange 55 of the end post. The cast metal bracket 54 is provided with asuitable back plate to which the housing 16 is attached and a lateralreinforcing flange 56 at the lower end thereof which stiffens the saidback plate and prevents bending thereof near the corner post of the car.The lateral fiange 56 is provided with an opening 57 for the chain 18.The lower portion of the bracket 54 is also reinforced by a reinforcingweb 58 extending from the under surface of the flange 56 to the lowerportion of the attaching fiangc 59. In other respects the car and endpost construction are the same as that illustrated in Figs. 1 to 9inclusive.

In Figs. 13 and 14 I have illustrated the application of the hand brakemechanism shown in the preceding figures to a railway car of aconstruction in which the end sill eX- tends beyond the end wall of thecar. this modification a bracket 60, preferably of sheet metal, issecured to the inner face of the car wall adjacent the upper end of thecorner post, and to which one margin of the hand brake housing 16 isattached. An angle iron extends from the other vertical margin `of thehousing to the end sill 6.1 of the car.

Preferably the angle iron is offset intermediate its ends as indicatedatl 62, so that the upper end of the member will be in alignment withthe bracket 6() and at the same time permit the lower end of the angleto be secured to the outside side face of the end sill so as to avoidinterfering with the connector 63 of the hand brake mechanism. In thisembodiment the bellcrank 19 is secured to a reinforcing plate 61aattached to the end and side sill of the car. Preferably the bellcrank19 is secured to said plate construction at a suitable distance back ofthe front face' of the end sill so that upon rocking of the bellcrankthe power arm 64 thereof will not extend an objectionable distancebeyond the front face of the end sill. In this embodiment the connectors20a-21a extend over a sheave 48a in the same manner as that illustratedin Fig. 1. In the present modification, however, the angle between theconnectors 20L-2.1a is somewhat sharper than in Fig. 1 due to the factthat thc bellcrank 19 in Fig. 13 is located in a lower position thanthat indicated in Fig. 1. It will be observed that in the modificationsshown in' Figs. 13 and'14 the hand brake winding mechanism is supportedin a position above the upper end of the car body in a position wherebythe brakeman can readily operate the hand wheel while he is standing onthe side ladder of the car or while he is standing on the floor of thecar. The vertically disposed angle post 62 together with the bracket 60provides a rigid supportthe same construct-ion as that shown in Fig. 1.

In this embodiment a bracket formed with lateral attaching flanges 56and vertical attaching flange 67 is secured to the upper portion of thecorner post 68 and to the horizontal fiange of the top cord 69. Thebracket 65 viewed in top elevation (Fig. 17) is offset inwardly from theside wall of the car so as to provide sufficient space between thebracket and side wall for the hand brake housing without ext-ending thehand wheel beyond the side limits of the car.

The lower portion of the corner post 68 is reinforced and attached tothe carin the same manner as that indicated in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusiveand the connection between the bellcrank designated by the referencecharacter 19a, and the brake rigging underneath the car is supported inthe same manner as indicated in Figs. 1 to 9 inclusive. With thearrangement of a hand brake mechanism ina position. above the upper endedge of the car body as shown in Fig. 15, the corner post can be formedwith a somewhat longer reinforcing corrugation 70 than is shown in theembodiments shown in Figs. 1 to 12 inclusive without in any wayinterfering with the operation of the hand wheel or the releasing lever.rlhe depending flange 71 of the supporting bracket 65 may be formed witha suitableI opening 72 to receive the locking member 73 of the drop endwall of the car.

The hand wheel 17 and the releasing lever 28, as previously alluded to,are somewhat different in construction from the corresponding membersshown in ,my said copending application. The dished configuration of thehand wheel 17 .is somewhat less than that shown in the said copendingapplication so that the housing 16 may besecured within the spacedefined by the vertical side faces of the corner post and at the sametime maintain the required clearance X between the hand wheel and theside wall of the car and also maintain the required clearance Y betweenthe hand wheel and the end portion of the releasing lever 28. Thereleasing lever 28 is divided with a Adecided offset 74, so that theoffset end portion will overlie the upper portion of the housing 16.Preferably the holding and releasing means, as shown in the drawings, is.so proportioned that the are of ping the side wall of the car and llomovement ofV said release lever is such that the end portion of thelever will not strike the corner post of the car when the lever is inthe position' indicated at 28b in Figs. 1 and 10 of the drawings.

The general combination of the winding mechamsm and bellcrank; thehousing construction; and the bellcrank are not claimed herein apartfrom the other arrangements of the parts and the corner constructionscalled for in the various claims, the said combinations and specificparts being disclosed and claimed in my copending applications asfollows: Serial No. 109,061, filed May-14, 1926; 349,817, filed March25, 1929; 929,243 filed December 29, 1928; and 560,407, filed August 31,1931.

I claim:

1. In a hand brake for a railway gondola car, the combination with thefoundation brake rigging, the underframe and a corner post of the car,the latter of which is angular in cross section having a side flangeoverlapa front flange overlapping the end sill of the car, of handoperated winding mechanism including a vertically disposed hand wheelpositioned adj acent the vertical corner of the car body to project inadvance of said corner post, means for supporting said winding mechanismon said corner post in a plane parallel to the side of the car, arocking member secured to the underframing of the car in the spacedefined by said side and front flanges of the corner post, a flexibleconnector connecting the winding mechanism with said rocking member anda flexible connector connecting the rocking member to the brake riggingunderneath the car.

2. A hand brakefor a drop end gondola car, in combination an angularcorner post for the car body having means for attaching the same to thecar and provided at its upper end with a ange extending parallel to theside wall of the car, a hand brake winding mechanism secured to the lastnamed flange in a position below the upper edge of the car body, arocking member secured to the underframing of the car, a flexibleconnector connecting the rocking member and winding mechanism, and aflexible connector connecting the rocking member with the brake riggingunderneath the car. i

3. A hand brake for a drop end gondola car, in combination an upstandingend post formed with flanges overlapping the side wall and end sill ofthe car, and provided at its upper end with a flange extendinglongitudinally of the car in the space between the adjacent cars, a handbrake winding mechanism secured to said last named flange in a positionto be operated by a .brakeman while standing on a side ladder of thecar, a rocking member secured to the underframing of the car in thespace defined by said side and end flanges of the corner post, the lowerend of said post being provided with an opening through which a portionof said rocking member projects, a exible connector for connecting therocking member and winding member, and a flexible connector connectingthe rocking member with the .brake rigging of the car.

4. A hand brake for railway drop end gondola cars, in Combination, acorner post of the car, angular in cross section having means forattachment to the car body and rovided at its upper end with an integralange extending outwardly from the end wall of the car into the spacebetween adjacent cars, a hand brake winding mechanism attached to saidlast named flange and operable in a plane parallel to the lside wall ofa car, a reinforcing member secured in the space defined by the lowerportion of said corner post, a rocking member pivotally supported insaid reinforcing member, the front face of said reinforcing member andsaid end post being provided with openings lthrough which a portion ofsaid rocking member projects, a flexible connector connecting saidrocking member with said winding mechanism and a flexible connectorextending along the side sill of the car and connecting the rockingmember and a portion of the brake rigging beneath the car.

5. In a hand brake for a drop end gondola car, the combination with sideand end sills of `the car and a corner post formed with side and frontflanges, of hand brake winding mechanism arranged to project in advanceof the corner post, means for mounting the said winding mechanism on thefront flange of said corner post in a plane parallel to the side wall ofthe car, means for reinforcing the lower corner portion of the carcomprising a reinforcing corner member arranged in the angle defined bysaid side and front anges of said corner post and secured to the endsill, corner post and side sill of the car, a reinforcing depending webarranged parallel to one side wall of said reinforcing member, a rockingmember pivoted `between said depending web and said side-wall, the saidreinforcing member and lower portion of the end post being,

formed with openings through which a portion of the rocking memberprojects, a flexible connector connecting thevrocking member with saidwinding mechanism, and means connecting the rocking member to the brakerigging beneath the car.

6. In a railway car hand brake, the combination with the corner post,underframe and air brake rigging of the car, of hand brake windingmechanism secured to the corner post, a stiffener plate secured to thellower portion of the end and side sills of the car underframe andextending longitudinally of said side sill, a rocking member securedto.said reinforcing late in a position adjacent the corner o the car,means connecting the winding mechanism with said rocking member, and aiexible connector extending longitudinally of the car adjacent said sidesill for ,connecting said rocking member with the air-brake rigging ofthe car.

7. In combination with a corner structure of a railway car body having aflange eX- tending into the space between adjacent cars and disposed ina plane parallel to the side wall of the car, of hand brake powermechanism secured. to said ange and including hand operated meansoperable in a plane parallel to the side wall of the car.

8. In combination with the vertical corner structure of a railway carbody above the underframe of the car, hand brake power mechanismpositioned to project forwardly of said corner structure and into thespace between adjacent cars and includin operated means operable in avertica plane parallel to the side of the car, and means for supportingthe said hand power mechanism on said corner structure.

9. In a hand brake for a railway car, the combination with the cornerpost, the vunderframe, and the foundation brake rigging of the car, ofhand power winding mechanism positioned to project forwardly of saidcorne-r post and into the space between adjacent cars and including avertically disposed hand wheel arranged adjacent the corner post andoperable in a plane parallel to the side of the car, means forsupporting said winding mechanism on said end post, a rocking membersecured to the underframingof the car adjacent said corner post, aflexible connector connecting the winding mechanism with said rockingmember, and a flexible connector connecting said rocking member withsaid foundation brake rigging of the car.

10. In combination with a railway car underframe, foundation brakerigging and a co-rner post structure, the latter of which is offsetinwardly relative to the plane of its outer surface above saidunderframe, hand operated winding mechanism positioned in the odsetportion of saidcorner post to project forwardly of the post andincluding a vertically disposed hand wheel operable in a plane parallelto the side of the car, means projecting outwardly from said post forsupporting said winding mechanism thereon, a rocking member secured tothe underframe of the car adjacent said corner post, a connector forconnecting the winding mechanism with the rocking member, and a iiexibleconnector for connecting the rocking member with said foundation brakerigging.

11. In a hand brake for a vrailway car, the combination with the cornerpost, a brake rigging, and the underframe of the car havhand ing an endsill, the said corner post being angular in crosssection and havingattaching flanges for securing the same to the car, of hand powermechanism including a vertically disposed hand wheel positioned adjacentythe corner of the car to operate in a plane parallel to the side of thecar, means for supporting the said hand ower mechanism on said cornerpost, a roc ing member, means for securing the rocking member to theunderframing of the car in a position above the lower edge of said silland in the space dened by said attaching flanges of the corner post, aflexible connector connecting the hand power mechanism with said rockingmember and a flexible connector connecting the rocking member with thebrake rigging beneath the car.

l2. In combination with a railway car body having a vertical cornerstructure at the junction of the side and end walls thereof and having aside ladder thereon adjacent said corner structure, hand power brakemechanism mounted on said corner structure above the underframing ofsaid body, projecting forwardly of said corner structure, and includinghand operated means opera.- ble by a trainman standing on the said sideladder.

13. In combination with a railway car body provided with a side laddernear one end of the car and having a vertical corner structure at thejunction of the side and end walls thereof which is offset inwardlyrelative to an outer plane of said structure above the underframing ofsaid car body, hand brake power mechanism including a winding mechanism.and a vertically disposed hand wheel mounted on said oset portion ofsaid corner structure in a position whereby the hand-wheel is operablein a plane parallel to the side wall of the car and adapted to beoperated by a trainman standing on said side ladder of the car.

14. In combination with a railway car body provided with a side laddernear one end of the car and having a vertical corner structure at thejunction of the side and end walls thereof which is oi'set inw 'rdlyrelative to an outer plane of said structure above the underframing ofsaid car body, hand brake power mechanism mounted onwsaid olfset portionof the said corner structure and projecting into-the space betweenadjacent cars and including hand operated means operable by a trainmanstanding on the said side ladder.

15.'In combination with a railway car body having a vertical cornerstructure at the junction of the side and end walls thereof andv havinga side ladder thereon adjacent said corner structure, hand brake powermechanism positioned in the space between adjacent cars adjacent saidcorner structure and means projecting outwardly from the forward face ofsaid corner structure on which said hand brake mechanism is mounted.

16. In combination With the brake rigging and the corner postconstruction of a rail- Way car, the latter of Which is provided with aflange offset inwardly from the side of the car and extendinglongitudinally thereof in a plane parallel to said side, hand powermechanism secured to said flange, a rocking member secured to the lowerportion of the car, a connector connecting the rocking member with thehand power mechanism, and a connector connecting said rocking memberwith the brake rigging beneath the car.

RICHARD W. BURNETT.

